In this case report, we aimedto raise awareness that the hair-thread tourniquet syndrome is a clinical situation that can be easily misinterpreted as gas colic especially by family physicians, pediatricians and emergency physicians to whom familiesfirst applied.
📌 3 Key Takeaways
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Objective & Hypothesis:Hair-thread tourniquet syndrome (HTTS) is a rare but well-documented clinical condition results in significant injury as hair or thread wraps around a digit, causes tissue swelling, pain, or possible tissue ischemia.
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Key Findings & Data:Ifuntreated, HTTS may result in serious events, such as amputation of the organ.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this case report, we aimedto raise awareness that the hair-thread tourniquet syndrome is a clinical situation that can be easily misinterpreted as gas colic especially by family physicians, pediatricians and emergency physicians to whom familiesfirst applied.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Özet
Hair-thread tourniquet syndrome (HTTS) is a rare but well-documented clinical condition results in significant injury as hair or thread wraps around a digit, causes tissue swelling, pain, or possible tissue ischemia. Ifuntreated, HTTS may result in serious events, such as amputation of the organ. In this case report, we aimedto raise awareness that the hair-thread tourniquet syndrome is a clinical situation that can be easily misinterpreted as gas colic especially by family physicians, pediatricians and emergency physicians to whom familiesfirst applied.
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Cite This Article
VURAL, A. (2019). Unstoppable Baby Crying: Is it Only Gas Pain or not?. The anatolian journal of family medicine (Online), Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 3, 132–133. https://ajindex.com/articles/365048
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